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Sweden set to ban outdoor smoking
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], May 19 (ANI): Sweden is set to ban outdoor smoking from July this year, in a bid to prevent diseases associated with smoking and passive smoking, such as cancer, according to the Minister for Health and Social Affairs.
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Passive smoking hidden risk factor of heart disease
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (ANI): According to statistics, about six million people die of tobacco use or exposure to secondhand smoke. This accounts for six percent of female and 12% of male deaths worldwide every year.
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Girls exposed to passive smoking face greater arthritis risk
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 17 (ANI): Parents beware! Smoking before your daughter can be harmful as a study has found that children, especially girls, who are exposed to passive smoking in childhood, face greater risk of developing arthritis later in life.
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Say no to tobacco: Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco kills more than seven million people each year. Over six million deaths are a result of direct consumption, whereas 890 000 are the result of passive smoking. Nearly 100 million premature deaths have
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Active or passive smoking leads to cancer in 'voice box'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Tobacco is considered to be one of the most important avoidable lifestyle related cause of cancer in the world.
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